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The Uncommon Chocolatier is the first retail venture of business partners Christine Falvo and Don Konieczny.  Both have been working as confectioners in the delectable world of professional chocolate for a combined total of thirty years.  The two opened The Uncommon Chocolatier as a team in February of last year.  They have a factory in …

Thomas McDonald has worked in hotel management for over twenty years, and has been the general manager of The Hilton Garden Inn in Myrtle Beach for the past ten.  The Hilton Garden Inn is a franchisee of the Hilton Brand— a select service brand which offers all the guest room amenities people expect and love, …

Don Rau, the owner of the Eggs Up Grill on the outskirts of The Market Common, has been working in the restaurant business his entire life.  His father and grandfather before him did the same.  Growing up, Don helped in his family’s restaurant in Ohio, and eventually took over the family business as an adult.  …

Peace, Love, and Little Donuts is not your run-of-the-mill donut munching experience.  For starters, the donuts are made from a specific, controlled recipe, not a generic cake donut— and in owner Clayton Matthew’s words it’s, “a gourmet donut kind of deal.”  To begin the experience, you first stand at the counter and see your donut …

St. James Dentistry is a full-service general dentistry practice, which focuses on cutting-edge technology to offer the best care to their patients.  The owner, Dr. David Savage, was born and raised in Kentucky and graduated with a degree in dentistry at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky, in 2010.  “Our office is as up-to-date with …

Chris Quade, owner and operator of Beach Air in Myrtle Beach, grew up in Indiana.  At nineteen, he joined the Navy and traveled the world, meeting his wife in Philadelphia while he was stationed there.  Afterwards, he attended technical college to study heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration.  “I graduated in 1998, then my wife and …